Computer booting up but nothing showing up on screen?

Ph1l0z0ph3r · 10-19-2007, 05:32 PM

A friends PC has been booting up as in the fans have been turning on and most of the other stuff also but it isn't showing anything on the screen.. We went and got a new video card thinking that it would get it to work but its still doing the same think any suggestions?

dai · 10-19-2007, 05:42 PM

probably underpowered what
cpu
video
psu
does he have in it

Ph1l0z0ph3r · 10-19-2007, 06:07 PM

ATI Radeon X1050
Eagle 350W PSU
intel pentium 4 1.8ghz/256/400/1.75v CPU

dai · 10-19-2007, 06:20 PM

the x1050 has a min psu requirement of 440w psu,recommendations are usually on the light side so throw a quality 550w in it

Ph1l0z0ph3r · 10-19-2007, 06:31 PM

You sure it has a 440W requirement though cause on the box it says 300W

dai · 10-19-2007, 06:42 PM

and then gave up the ghost from being overloaded

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